P.E.I. expands Marion L. Reid grant to include students in 4 more health-care programs | St. Dunstan's Basilica hopes Islanders and tourists alike will enjoy its new audio tour | Lennox Island's new chief gets the prime minister's ear during national summit
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P.E.I. expands Marion L. Reid grant to include students in 4 more health-care programs; Starting this fall, the Reid grant will be available to Island students enrolled in 13 post-secondary health programs\.

P.E.I. expands Marion L. Reid grant to include students in 4 more health-care programs

July 24 , 2025 at 07:33:14 p.m. ADT • :

Starting this fall, the grant will be available to Island students enrolled in 13 health-care programs, with the addition of occupational therapy, physiotherapy, paramedicine and dentistry. 

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St. Dunstan's Basilica hopes Islanders and tourists alike will enjoy its new audio tour; Gwen Chevarie produced and developed the new self-guided audio tour at St\. Dunstan's Basilica\.

St. Dunstan's Basilica hopes Islanders and tourists alike will enjoy its new audio tour

July 17 , 2025 at 06:21:56 p.m. ADT • :

The ornate St. Dunstan's Basilica in Charlottetown is admired as a classic example of Gothic Revival architecture. Now it's put together a self-guided audio tour so that people can learn more about its art, history and architecture.

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Lennox Island's new chief gets the prime minister's ear during national summit; Lennox Island First Nation Chief Tabatha Bernard, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney

Lennox Island's new chief gets the prime minister's ear during national summit

July 24 , 2025 at 06:30:00 p.m. ADT • :

Last week, Lennox Island Chief Tabatha Bernard attended the National Summit on the One Canadian Economy Act, along with Prime Minister Mark Carney and First Nations rights holders from across the country. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin spoke with Bernard about what came out of the conference.

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Pilot project that provides community meals for P.E.I. seniors extended another year; Summerside's Parkview Senior Citizens Club launched the first of this year's  provincially-funded community meals with an outdoor ceilidh Wednesday afternoon\.

Pilot project that provides community meals for P.E.I. seniors extended another year

July 24 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Prince Edward Island is once again funding community meals for seniors after a successful start to its pilot project last year, the province's minister of social development and seniors says. 

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Whale experts teaching P.E.I. fishermen how to help protect the 'magnificent creatures' ; WHALES AND CHATS

Whale experts teaching P.E.I. fishermen how to help protect the 'magnificent creatures'

July 24 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

Experts from the Canadian Whale Institute are touring P.E.I. teaching people about how to protect the vulnerable animals. CBC's Connor Lamont dropped in to one of the classes to hear about some of the tools fishermen can use to help whales.

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Police use kayaks to catch suspect as Summerside residents shelter in place; Earlier this morning, an emergency alert warned residents to stay indoors as officers searched for 28-year-old Mitchell Lannigan, who was described as 'armed and dangerous\.'  

July 23 , 2025 at 08:53:51 a.m. ADT • :

Police use kayaks to catch suspect as Summerside residents shelter in place

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8-year-old Islander jammed up this summer as business takes off; A boy at a kitchen table preparing strawberries to make jam\.  

July 24 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

8-year-old Islander jammed up this summer as business takes off

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How Elections P.E.I. is prepping for 2 provincial byelections on the same day; Tim Garrity, Elections P\.E\.I\.  

July 23 , 2025 at 06:00:00 p.m. ADT • :

How Elections P.E.I. is prepping for 2 provincial byelections on the same day

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P.E.I. premier says he is '10 out of 10' confident bridge, ferry tolls will be reduced ; Talks with Carney reinforce P\.E\.I\. premier's confidence that toll reductions coming soon  

July 23 , 2025 at 09:16:05 p.m. ADT • :

P.E.I. premier says he is '10 out of 10' confident bridge, ferry tolls will be reduced 

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Charlottetown distances itself from MAGA musician's performance at city-owned venue; Travelling evangelical musician Sean Feucht, seen here preaching in Phoenix in 2024, was scheduled to perform in Charlottetown on Thursday\.  

July 22 , 2025 at 05:06:32 p.m. ADT • :

Charlottetown distances itself from MAGA musician's performance at city-owned venue

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